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Body voltage - should it be measured?
Should you use earthing products and should you measure body voltage? Alasdair Phillips, director of EMFields and Powerwatch and designer of the EMFields meters we stock, shared his views with us. Alasdair is an internationally-respected authority on testing electromagnetic fields. He said: 'I have real problems with the measurement of “body voltage” as it is usually measured and I need to answer it in a somewhat long-winded way. -
Reducing EMFs in the workplace
A slide presentation, 'Precautionary Strategies for Reducing Worker Exposures to Extremely Low Frequency (ELF) Magnetic Fields, a Possible Carcinogen' by Joseph Bowman PhD of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH -
EMR and depression
Electromagnetic fields affect calcium channels, increasing calcium levels in cells and triggering a chain of events that leads to symptoms such as depression, according to Professor Martin Pall. This occurs at nonheathing (athermal) levels of exposure - ie levels that comply with Australian and international standards. -
The spine an antenna
The spinal cord acts like an antenna to receive electromagnetic fields, according to researchers from California. From their modelling, the scientists concluded that the spinal cord conducts external fields, with maximum effect observed in the FM radio band at approximately 100 MHz. At that frequency, the internal fields were sufficiently strong to potentially affect the central nervous system and breach the blood-brain-barrier. -
Canadian recommendations regarding exposure to electromagnetic fields
During early 2015, the Canadian Government conducted a series of meetings in which witnesses provided testimony about the country’s health standard (Safety Code 6) and exposure to electromagnetic fields. These meetings were conducted by a Panel of the House of Commons’ Standing Committee on Health, which published its report in June. The report concluded that ‘Safety Code 6 provided adequate protection from established adverse health effects’. -
EMR and sleep
Electromagnetic radiation impacts on sleep and this may be causing health problems. An adequate amount of good quality sleep is essential for achieving optimum physical and mental function. It is necessary, for example, for good health, for growth and development, for performance, memory and mood. Conversely, sleep problems have been shown to reduce quality of life, increase the risk of accidents, depression, obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease and death. -
Alzheimer's Disease and Exposure to Electromagnetic Fields
A review of published research suggests that occupational exposure to electromagnetic fields may lead to Alzheimer’s Disease. A Garcia and colleagues from Spain’s University of Valencia reviewed 14 studies on Alzheimer’s Disease and electromagnetic fields. They found that the case-control studies showed that exposed workers had more than double the risk of the disease, whereas cohort studies found 1.6 times the risk, with double the risk for exposed men.
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EMR, sleep and diabetes
For more than a decade there’s been convincing evidence that exposure to electromagnetic radiation changes brain wave patterns during sleep. Now there’s evidence that such changes can be linked to diabetes. A study published in the January issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science in the US has found that depression of slow-wave sleep affects insulin production and increases risk of diabetes. -
BioInitiative report (2007)
A collaboration of international scientists has identified health problems from low levels of EMR from electrical and communications technology. Exposure to even everyday levels of radiation from electrical and communications technologies can have harmful effects on the body — and international standards are inadequate to protect public health. These are among the conclusions of the report of the BioInitiative Working Group released in late August. -
SCENIHR Report
The European Commission has just released a report on the “Possible effects of Electromagnetic Fields (EMF) on Human Health.” After reviewing recent studies, the authors find limited evidence of risk but recommend further research. For radiofrequency radiation from communications technology, the report concludes that there is no consistent evidence of health problems. -
Benevento Resolution
A meeting of international scientists has endorsed a statement recognising risks from EMR and endorsing a precautionary approach. Exposure to electromagnetic fields can increase cancer risks in children and health problems in adults, and mobile phone raidaiton may contribute to brain tumours. These are among the effects identified by a group of international scientists in a statement known as the Benevento Resolution. -
Symptoms not 'all in the head'
Can the judiciary grasp the biophysychosocial model? In this address, presented to the 6th NZ Health Psychology Conference in February 1999, Dr Ivan Beale argues that courts have an obligation to consider the adverse psychosocial impacts of potential environmental risks - such as electromagnetic radiation. To date courts, governments and industry have considered only physical and medical impacts of EMR on individuals concerned about exposure to fields from phone towers or powerlines.
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